Shipping container for eggs and other articles



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L. OXHANDLER Filed Sept. 2, 1921 March 17.v 1925.

,SHIPPING CONTAINER Fon EGGS AND OTHER ARTICLES .a m Wwf l 1 @Hum I Patented Mar. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES LEOPOLD oXHANnLER,

or CHICAGO, iLLrNors.

SHIPPING CONTAINER FOR EGGSvAND OTHER ARTICLES.

Application filed September 2, 1921; Serial No. 497,941.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD OXHANDLER, a citizen of Russia, who has declared his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented a certain newl and useful Improvement in Shipping Containers for Eggs and Other Artioles,.and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which lit pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specifica* tion.

My invention has for its object to produce a simple, light and strong container for eggs or Vother fragile articles which will permit the latter to be handled and shipped without danger of breakage, even though subjected to comparatively rough usage.

In my prior application y Serial No. 476,778, dated June 11, 1921, I have disclosed a novel form of container built up of thick slabs filled with holes each'y large enough to receive an egg or other article. The slabs possess great mechanical strength and therefore not only protect the articles packed therein, but may be used over and over again without danger of breakage or distortion of the container. In one of its aspects my invention may be regarded as comprising an improvement on the aforesaid container, the slab-like form of the individual unitbeing retained, but the weight being reduced by a novel methodof construction which also permits a diiferent process of manufacture to be employed.

Generally stated, my present invention may be regarded as comprising a slab made up of any desired number of short openended tubes fastened together into a single unit; the size of the-unit depending upon whether it be desired to ship eggs, for example, in quantities of a dozen or in lots containing several or many dozens.

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterized will hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but, for a full understanding of my invention and of its objects and advantages, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with .the accompanying drawing,

a wherein Figure l is a plan View of one of my im- Vpacked in a single container.

proved slabs adapted to receive three dozen Gees; 'f Fig. 2 is a section on an enlarged scale taken approximately on line 2 2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is an edge view or side elevation of two of my'improved slabs lsuperposed upon each other and having so-called flats associated therewith, according to vthe method employed in packing a crate containing a plurality of slabs;

Fig. 4 is a plan View of a 'modified form of slab;

Fig. 5 is a section on an enlarged scale taken approximately on line 5-5 of Fig. 4; y Fig.v 6 is a plan view 'of' a fragment of a still further modification, parts being broken away more clearly to show underlying parts; and.

Fig. 7 is a section on an enlarged scale taken approximately on line 7-7 of Fig. 6,. Referring to Figs. 1, 2 andj'pl and 2 represent two flat sheets, preferably ofcardboard or pulp, the member 1 having a series of tubes 3 projecting from one face thereof, and the member 2 having a series of tubes 4 projecting from one of its faces. One 4set of tubes is made somewhat smaller indiameter than the other so that they lmay be telescoped uponeachother. Thus, as shown in i Fig. 2, the tubes 3 slip int-o the tubes 4."

This construction lends itself'conveniently to a molding process, each sheet or plate with its tubular projections being molded independently ofthe other, and'the two being then assembled; glue or other adhesive material being placed between the contactingsurfaces of the two elements, ifv desired, in order permanently to connect them together.. The tubes are open ended so that when the twoelements are assembled together they form in effect a thick slab through which extend openings each large enough to receive anegg. The number of openings, as heretofore stated, will depend upon the number of eggs which are to be If only a dozen eggs are to be packed, the parts will be so constructed that each slab will have a dozen egg-receiving openings or cells. The most common method of packing eggs to be shipped in large quantities is to place them in layers of three dozen each and, for this use, each slab is preferably lprovided with thirty-six openings or cells, arranged in six rows each containing six openlngs or cells. The usual Hats are employed to close the upper and .lower ends oi .the opening .or cells. Thus, in the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, the lowerrnost slab" is placed u on a flat 5 and, after the eggs are packetA into this' slab another flat 5`fi's`l laid on top of the Sleb- The Seoond Aelab kis then placed upon a flat Which over'lies the iirst slab and, after the second slab has been filled with etres, a third flat is placed on top of the sanielhis preciese. is kept up tuitil the desired er of eggsv have been packed. It Will .be underetood that any Suitable LCrate orbox Heey be used in conjunction with .my inventien.

laf desired, .the slabs may be built up ont of individuel tubes. arranged in negula-r arder in eonteet. with .each .other and glu-.ed 'er eeniented together if desired. Such an .arrangement is Vshown in Figsg//i ,and .5, the tubes .6 being, if desir-ed,v .glued `together along their lines of contact with eachother .und Vbein-,o bound inte a Single unit by .ineens of e ,freine ,7. of eerdboerd or other suitable material closely ysul'rounding the saine.; the

f frame being .ai the sarne Width or depth as tubesv and being glued orceinented thereto if desired. v l p .For the sake of inoreaeed .strength andv rigidity, vtop or bottom., or both top 'and .bottom cover lates may be .attached to vthe .unitehowu Ain ias.. e .and 5,. Thee, tte-.Shown in Figs. -6 and 7., I ,have pleoed on top .of .the eellular .Slab a sheet yorplate. .8., preferably ni eardboand or pula, und provided with holes .91 equalv number tol `and .registering withy the tubes 6. A .similarsheet'lor plate l0 is placed on the under side @of .the slab, .tl-.lie .Sheet `or plete having holes 11 register'.- ngvvith thelovver 'ends of the tubes... The members 8 .und l0 preferably glued or .cemented upon the oellularstruetiire so as to. Ineke a single Arigid unit;

lt 4Will, be seenfftllut While, :the .elements wliieh go to make up theeleb .Shown iu Figs. l .und f2 een beet bemude by molding them, the Structures. shown in Fidel` e to. 7 iuay be made; .ont .of simple tubingfiornied in, .eeu- .tinuous lengths. 'by winding up Stripsof Reiner., the. tubing' being eutoi into short lengths... In. other Words., no speeel ,Ina- .ohilely is. required for the" manuitaeture of the. slabs .Shown in Figs.. 4,: to 6,..

a simpl@ und novel cellular slab structurel whichl not only can be made cheaply but i which posse-ssesvgreat strength and rigidity, Will-l aiforrd ani-ple protection to fragile contents paeked in the same, and Will withstand rough usage so that it may be vused over and over again.

`W`hile I have illustrated and described with particularity .only an ew preferred foi-nis of my invention, I .do not, ,desire -te be limi-ted .to the exact, ,Stiruetiufal details y(thus illustrated and described; but intend to @over all forums .and arrangements which come .within .the .terms .employed in the deiinitions 'of my invention .constituting the appended clairesl l Claim:

l.- .A container iny the form of a .slab made .up o .two parallel Sheet-S 0:1? pla-,tes spaced apart from each other., a'plurality of V.Short tubes grouped in .Contact with each other, the tlllieS extending between said plates .and connecting them together, said plates having openings, registering with ,the ends ei'ilsaid tubes.. 'V

2. A container met-de of parallel y-rsheets 4or plates. o f"fibr0us material spaced apart `:trom each. other .and united by means of short parailel tubes .of fibrous material grouped in Contact vwith v,each other, ,said "platee, .or Sheets having openings therein registering with .theends ,of the tubes,

3, A ACelular slab made upof a group of short tubes' or ibrous material arranged Wit-.li their axes parallel .to eeeh other and .Sbeete of fibrous material extending across the. ende-.of ,Said tubes and permanently fastened thereto., Said Sheets having openings registering with the .ende of .Suid'tubee 4; A. cellular made up of a group of short tubes of fibrous material .arranged with their axes parallel to each other, Sheets of .fibrous/.material extending aero es the ends oigsid tubes and permanently' fastening them. together., .said Sheets having openings registering with the ends, of said tubes, and a raineflike strip of ibrous material' surrounding and' secured' to said group ci" tubes. testimony whereof, Ig Sign this speeifioation... 4 e

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